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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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